Red fox

[Jack R Mann]

I SHOT THIS WITH 5DMK11 AND 400 F2.8 AND 2X 800MM AT F/16 1/250 ISO

[Geoff F]

I might try the merest touch of extra highlights to just boost the white a little more. But I'm not totally sure about it.

Otherwise good.

[Frankie]

I really like the intensity in his eyes! I wonder if it would be worth trying to clone out the fence or cropping it out. I find that it draws the eye away from the fox's eyes.

[Tygart]

Beautiful! A levels adjustment would help bring out color and contrast.

[FrankMi]

An excellent shot for such a long reach. Looks like it would be fun to play with in Photoshop to bring out some color and contrast and sharpen a bit and, yes, do away with the wire.

[Kathy O]

Love the picture, and I know that I am a really inexperienced photographer but I really like the fence . . .

[Stinky]

Very nice. Great shot

[Bobobird]

Lovely shot. Well done.
Can certainly be improved somewhat in pp but still a pretty good shot as is.

[jstp]

Hi Jack,

Great shot, I really like the way the fox seems to be really checking things out, you can feel the intensity.

Cheers

[Markvetnz]

Great shot. Crop in to the face. Levels and curves adjustment to bring out colour and contrast. Some sharpening to make the eyes pop. I have the same lens. You could have got away with less than f16 on this shot.

[Geoff F]

Love the picture, and I know that I am a really inexperienced photographer but I really like the fence . . .

I think there are a couple of alternative photos here. To some extent, the fence puts the scene into context and over rides the fact that the feet are missing.

Also, a 'head and shoulders' crop might be worth considering; with the remaining piece of wire cloned out.

[Daisy Mae]

Whatever adjustments you make..keep the fence.

It totally works with his/her look of indignation.

Brilliant capture.

[ChrisH]

You had a very obliging model here, with that intense cunning stare. Great shot -well done.

[pwnage101]

Don't be fooled people, this picture is very vibrant. It just needs to be converted to sRGB (currently AdobeRGB)

[Rob Douglas]

I'd like to see the conversion before I comment then because it is slightly flat and soft to me right now. Still a great shot though.

[pwnage101]

Maybe I was exaggerating, but there is a difference. It still wasn't enough so I:
-changed levels (pulled back whites and pushed up blacks)
-applied output sharpening
-converted to sRGB



It's a little grainy, but I'm sure that won't be an issue when the changes are made to the original RAW file.

[Geoff F]

Yes that has produced a lot more 'zip'.

With regard to the grainy background. When faced with similar situations, I often find that lightly running over the problem areas with a light Blur Brush can work wonders.

[Rob Douglas]

This edit really pops! As mentioned, a light pass with a blur brush on the background will fix that.